EBUSUAPANYIN KWESI ACKON vs. KIERTEY AKPEY COURNOOH, ALEX COURNOOH, FRANK COURNOOH AND ROSEMOND COURNOOH [2017]DLCA4648

EBUSUAPANYIN KWESI ACKON vs. KIERTEY AKPEY COURNOOH, ALEX COURNOOH, FRANK COURNO... [2017]DLCA4648

Date	2017-10-30
Suit No.	CIVIL APPEAL NO.H1/6/17
Citation No.	[2017]DLCA4648

HONYENUGA JA (PRESIDING)

GYAN J.A

SUURBAAREH JA

MR. KOFI LAMPTEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT

MR. AMPONSAH DADZIE FOR THE DEFENDANT/APPELLANT

[2017]DLCA4648
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color:#00B0F0">EBUSUAPANYIN KWESI ACKON<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFF/APPELLANT)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>KIERTEY
AKPEY COURNOOH, ALEX COURNOOH, FRANK COURNOOH AND ROSEMOND COURNOOH<o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANTS/RESPONDENTS)<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>[COURT
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CIVIL APPEAL NO.H1/6/17&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;DATE: 30TH OCTOBER,
2017<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p>MR. KOFI LAMPTEY
FOR THE PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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MR.
AMPONSAH DADZIE FOR THE DEFENDANT/APPELLANT<o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM: <o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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HONYENUGA JA (PRESIDING), GYAN J.A, SUURBAAREH
JA<o:p></o:p>

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RULING<o:p></o:p>

</div>By Court:<o:p></o:p>A
perusal of the record of appeal exposes a lot of difficulties with the record
which make it difficult to proceed to write a judgment in the case.&nbsp; One major issue is reflected on pages 73 and
125a of the record of appeal.&nbsp; Wherein it
is recorded that upon the application, counsel for the plaintiff urged the
court to expunge the evidence of the plaintiff’s Attorney which was duly
expunged.&nbsp; Page 73 of the record of
appeal shows that the proceedings of that date was dated 5/4/04 and that was
after the order expunging the record.&nbsp;
After the Attorney’s evidence, the case was adjourned to 16/4/04.&nbsp; Page 125a shows that the proceedings for that
day was dated 5/4/05 and shows further that after plaintiff’s Attorney’s
evidence was expunged, the case was adjourned to 16/4/04.&nbsp; From the record of appeal it would appear
that before the order recorded on page 73 expunging the evidence of the
plaintiff’s Attorney, there was no recorded evidence of the plaintiff\s Attorney
during the trial.&nbsp; <o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>The
record rather shows that the plaintiff’s Attorney begun his evidence on 11th
November 2004 which is recorded on page 93 of record of appeal.&nbsp; The evidence of the plaintiff’s Attorney
ended with re-examination on page 101 of record of appeal and the matter was adjourned
to 23/01/05 for continuation.&nbsp; Page 104
indicated that PW1 begun his evidence-in-chief on 16/2/05 and cross-examination
begun and continued on 21/2/05 at page 107-109.&nbsp;
Meanwhile, on page 295 of the judgment, the learned trial judge
indicated that the plaintiff never called any witness.&nbsp; After the expunging of the evidence on page
125a, there is no indication of the plaintiff nor his Attorney having given
evidence before the defendants gave evidence and the case was adjourned for
judgment.&nbsp; In the circumstances, it would
be difficult for us to proceed to write a judgment in the midst of these
apparent serious omission which needs further inquiry or investigation.&nbsp; We would in the circumstances remit the
record of appeal to the trial Circuit Court.&nbsp;
<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>We
direct both counsel to cooperate with the Registrar of the trial court to
reconcile the entries in the Record Book and the record of appeal and to come
out with a record that reflects the proceedings at the trial court.&nbsp; The appeal is hereby adjourned sine die.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>